TEXAS – Veteran says HOA retaliating against him over lawsuit victory

KHOU.com: Veteran says HOA retaliating against him over lawsuit victory

by Rucks Russell / KHOU 11 News

Posted on February 21, 2014 at 10:08 PM

HOUSTON — Billy Martin, who’s been at odds with his HOA for months, thought a recent court ruling meant that his fighting days were finally over. But the Vietnam veteran found out during a recent board meeting that nothing could be farther from the truth. “They’re trying to retaliate against me,” said Martin, while sharing cell phone video that shows a police officer escorting him out of the meeting and placing him in handcuffs. Martin was detained briefly and then allowed to walk free.

“I’m a law-abiding citizen and I knew I had done nothing wrong,” he said. But Martin believes board members at the Forest Lake Townhome Association have it in for him because he prevailed in court over the right to fly his American flag. Read more: